On a different thread, and perhaps many more threads, someone called Steve Benson a narcissist ... and it's not just Steve being called this, but I'm sure many others as well. Because I find this "narcissist name calling" laughable--being that it's actually very hard for someone to be classified, medically speaking of course, as a narcissist--I decided to provide a link to a dumbed d
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Here's a better link, the link above sucks http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/10/20/a-brigham-young-university-professor-s-escape-from-mormonism.html
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Derren Brown: (an Atheist, by the way) "Derren Brown (born 27b February 1971) is a British illusionist, mentalist, hypnotist, painter, writer, and sceptic. He is known for his appearances in television specials, stage productions, and British television series such as Trick of the Mind and Trick or Treat. Since the first broadcast of his show Derren Brown: Mind Control in 2000, Brown has bec
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Holy sh#$T ... I read the thread title as "Olympus High School SHOOT Out", ... Wow!, I'm glad you're just shouting rather than shooting.
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You didn't live where Dawkins lived or went to school with Dawkins, so your argument is invalid; from what I've heard, societal norms differ from country to country, but what do I know, it could be the case that everyone's childhood matches your childhood exactly. Count it as ignorance on my part, but I wasn't aware that the same social and cultural norms you experienced as a child are the same e
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I'm not trying to create a Dawkins fan club here on RfM ... but I am trying to create a Common Sense/Rational Thought/Logical/Let's Not Read Between-The-Lines Of Between-The-Lines Of Between-The-Lines Of Other's Words And Actions/If I Could Choose Between Sanity And Batsh^$t Crazy, Then I'd Choose Sanity/Let's Not Be Dumb Fan Club.
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Bona Dea, you are 100 percent insane, Dawkins didn't say anything in support of Pedophilia. And he doesn't need to stand up publicly to denounce pedophelia since he never said he supports it, he was merely saying that societal norms were different when he was a child and that he's over it. I don't how in the hell you can't understand this, it seems like a simple 1rst grader concept like the follo
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I'm not sure that you understand what he Dawkins means; and from the look of it, your posts about Dawkins are riddled with the same emotional fury that Dawkins uses when speaking to those with whom he disagrees. Nothing Dawkins said even hints at him supporting pedophelia. In fact, I'm impressed by what Dawkins said, he's successfully "dealt" with being molested by saying, essentially,
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"Anti-LGBT author who compared Obama to Hitler appointed to PBS board in NC" http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/10/anti-lgbt-author-who-compared-obama-to-hitler-appointed-to-pbs-board-in-nc/
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Excerpt: "Between the first day of June and the last day in July, 101 deaths in Utah were classified as suicides by the Utah State Office of the Medical Examiner. In other words, suicide claimed lives at a rate of not quite two people each day in the span of only two months, putting Utah on pace to have slightly more suicides this year than last year." Link: http://www.deser
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agreed
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No, it wasn't harsh, it was truthful, and I'm working out the logistics of transferring and won't be able to complete the transfer until 12 months from now. I'm not going to hold back on my criticism of BYU non-believers, more non-believers need to take a stand and realize that life begins when you end your relationship with stupidity. This isn't a "bad Mormon habit", it's truthful, if
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No, no, I WILL resign before I get my degree--I refuse to receive a degree from a cult-centered Jesus institution, it's embarassing--and furthermore, I've already set up plans on my next move in life so I'm perfectly fine leaving BYU without a degree. In fact, I find it disgusting that anyone who's a non-believer would remain at BYU--not because the non-believers are breaking the honor code or do
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Does anyone know the implications of resigning while living in BYU approved housing? I'm living off campus in a condo that is BYU approved but it's not owned by BYU but by a private owner and managed by a small management company in Provo. I fear that if I resign while living in BYU approved housing that I'll be kicked out of my condo for "not adhereing to the honor code". However, I kn
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this meridian article is a rip-off from 2004 see the link below http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/review/?vol=16&num=2&id=560 nothing new to see here, just rehashed FARMS stupidity
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Web Site dedicated to "Learning Domest Discipline" http://learningdd.com/ Quote from web site: "Hi, we’re Clint and Chelsea. Welcome to Learning Domestic Discipline! In 2011, after several years of practicing domestic discipline in our own marriage, we began researching the web for domestic discipline tips, techniques, and any sort of reliable, trustworthy information. T
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Orange ... Thank you so much for the advice!! I'm a graduate student at BYU and I've been struggling to figure out how TO NOT feel doomed if I transfer out of BYU or just drop out right now and pick up my education elsewhere like the U of U. In fact, I'm at the point where I'm thinking of starting over completely. I mean I'm nearly at the point where I want to drop out of BYU and then apply at
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http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56343271-78/sex-gay-couples-lake.html.csp
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2320564/Ariel-Castro-pictured-Suspect-Amanda-Berry-Gina-DeJesus-Michelle-Knight-kidnap-arrested--BROTHERS.html
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Yes, I find it fascinating that LDS inc spent time refuting the stupidity of a conspiracy-laden blog post.
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The Deseret News now spends its time refuting blog entries and rumors: "Contrary to a published report, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not closing its food production canneries and is not limiting the variety of goods that are available to church members for consumption and storage." http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865579566/LDS-home-storage-centers-twea
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Bill Gates is an Atheist and his foundation has done more for the world than Mormonism has done in the last 100 years.
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OP No shit, Science never claimed to have all the answers.
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I disagree ... what I don't think others understand is this: The USDA must protect society from diseases and pathogens in out food supply. There have been many horrific outbreaks of pathogens in food products over the last decade and because of this the government has stepped up to the plate in order to prevent food-born illnesses. People can hate the government all they want to but they mu
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to the top
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The author of the article states that he's contacted other canneries that are being closed as well.
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http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatches/joannabrooks/7101/traditional_mormon_sexual_purity_lesson_contributed_to_captivity__elizabeth_smart_tells_university_audience/
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http://www.preparednesspro.com/breaking-news-lds-canneries-halt-canning-2/
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The convert mentioned in the Deseret News isn't a new convert. This is an old story that the Morg revived in order to convince TBMs that their efforts in Great Britain are working. I remember reading about this convert back in July/August of last year.
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Excerpt: "This week businessman James McCormick was convicted of fraud after making £50m selling fake bomb detectors to security forces in Iraq and many other countries around the world. The detectors were said to work in a similar way to dowsing rods and were claimed to detect explosives up to one kilometre below the ground. Even more incredibly, they could apparently be used to locate dru
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